Continuing its long-standing commitment to independent film, Nice Shoes helped to prepare three projects screening at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival. The studio provided final color grading and editorial finishing services for Allswell¸ Director Ben Snyder’s new feature making its world premiere as part of the World Narrative Competition, and Billion Dollar Babies, a feature-length documentary from Director Andrew Jenks, screening as an Online World Premiere. The studio also handled post-production for Moving Mountains, a series from Nike’s 365 Studio and creative studio Revery, a finalist in Tribeca X. the festival’s competition for branded storytelling.
The follow-up to Ben Snyder’s award-winning debut 11:55, Allswell is the story of three middle-aged sisters wrestling with conflicts over family, love and career. The film stars Elizabeth Rodriguez, Liza Colon-Zayas and Daphne Rubin-Vega. Oren Soffer was the cinematographer and Ray Hubley was the editor.
Nice Shoes Senior Colorist Nicholas Lareau applied the final grade. “The film was shot digitally, but Ben and Oren wanted it to feel like film,” Lareau says. “They had very distinct references, all involving a film-print aesthetic. We emulated them while giving the film a look all its own. It has a soft palette, leaning toward warmer tones. We embraced Oren’s great cinematography and the set pieces where the film was shot.”
Lareau adds that he found himself caught up in the story. “The film is well acted, beautifully shot and has great production design,” he observes. “It feels like a big New York film. We used color grading to shape each scene and make it fun and unique, while ensuring the core emotional moments shine through.”
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and Believe Entertainment Group partnered to produce Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids, that details the dramatic journey of the 1980s line of potato-faced dolls that became the national craze that started it all. Narrated by Neil Patrick Harris, directed by Andrew Jenks, Alex Cullen was the cinematographer, Joe Vele, Brandon Faris and AMPeters were the editors.
Final color grading was performed by Nice Shoes Senior Colorist Sal Malfitano, working with a mix of interviews and archival media. “This film is full of colorful characters,” he notes. “For the interview segments, we went with a look that is crunchy, but not too hot. The subjects were shot in different contexts, in different places in the country and at different points in time. We gave it all a consistent look so that it feels of one piece.”
“It’s a charming documentary and we had a lot of fun capturing the craziness of it,” he adds.
Directed by Mackenzie Sheppard and Shern Sharma, Moving Mountains tells the exhilarating stories of ordinary athletes who go to extraordinary lengths to overcome obstacles in pursuit of their sports. Ivan Kovac was director of photography. Final color grading was performed by Nice Shoes Senior Colorist María Carretero.
The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival runs June 8-19, 2022 at venues across New York City.
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Simian Gets An Evolutionary Boost For Collaboration, Reveals “Teams”
Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval, and production asset management platform used globally by creative leaders, is kicking off this fall season with a substantial leap forward for collaboration and project management – with more updates on the way during the holidays!
The new feature, aptly dubbed “Teams”, makes it easier than ever for users to give project responsibilities to team members and clients alike. “You can never have too many options when it comes to permission levels,” says Jay Brooks, Simian’s Chief Technology Officer. “Teams provides a streamlined way to assign multiple users to a project at once.”
“Teams are very powerful, but creating one is effortless,” Brian Atton, Simian’s Chief Operating Officer explains. “Simply enter a Team name, add members, and then apply the newly made Team to any desired project. You can even invite temporary guests without changing settings for other projects or needing to create a new Team.”
“We love helping our clients by providing efficient tools to improve their workflow, and this has been a frequently requested feature as of late,” shares Kellie Atton, Head of Sales at Simian. “It feels great to get Teams out into the wild because I know it’s going to be tremendously helpful to everyone who uses it”.
Teams is now available exclusively to Simian’s enterprise clients. Simian plans to release more product upgrades and enhancements during Q4 2024 and 2025 for enterprise and non-enterprise users, continuing its ongoing evolution as the industry’s leading production asset management solution.
For more information on Simian upgrades and features, visit https://www.gosimian.com/
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